Topic: outcomes
Mandated vs. Voluntary Treatment
I suspect that the methodology for measuring success was far too narrow. Focused entirely on crime, they missed a host of other gains from participation in treatment.
Topics: criminal courts, outcomes, research
Fault and Blame
Rehab isn’t intended to effect a cure for someone’s addiction. We don’t have a cure for anybody’s addiction.
Topics: addiction, maintaining sobriety, outcomes, relapse
Cycles
Those misconceptions are a principal reason so many Americans have become skeptical of the value of treating addictions at all.
Topics: outcomes, policy, relapse, treatment
Relapse and Addiction Policy
Somebody who shows up six months later, sick, asking for another admission to the hospital, is in their eyes a failure.
Topics: outcomes, policy, relapse
Where Goals and Effectiveness Meet
Experience tells us that almost all of the wide variety of treatment strategies and models are around because they work well for someone.
Topics: abstinence, consequences, finding the right treatment, MRT, outcomes
The Five Percent Meme
People attend AA for a variety of reasons, in different stages of readiness, and with diverse objectives in mind.
Topics: 12Step, outcomes, relapse, research
The Compliance Problem
It presupposes a patient who agrees with the recommendations, which, particularly with addictions, may not be the case.
Topics: client engagement and motivation, compliance, outcomes
The Natural History of Recovery: One Youth’s Experience
This is really about a continuous process of change. The unifying force is the addict’s subjective experience.
Topics: adolescent addiction, family, outcomes, prognosis, relapse, treatment